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The abdication of responsibility: corporate social responsibility, public administration and the globalising agenda

Achieving enhanced learning, greater re-usability and wider acceptance for multimedia learning environments.

Kinshuk; Patel, Ashok; Russell, David (Article)

Action research

Adaptivity through the Use of Mobile Agents in Web-based Student Modelling

Kinshuk; Patel, Ashok; Hong, Hong (Article)

The proliferation of computers, the advent of Internet and the steady gain in the popularity of distance education greatly influence our educational environment. Educational information on the web has increased exponentially, ...

The adoption of value-based management in large UK companies : a case for diffusion theory

Cooper, Stuart; Crowther, David (Article)

African management: concept, content and usability

Seny Kan, K. A.; Apitsa, S. M.; Adegbite, E. (Article)

Purpose – This paper aims to scrutinise the concept of “African Management” that increasingly fuels the debate on the management research of African organizations. Indeed, while management research in African context is ...

Agency theory: a cause of failure in corporate governance

Crowther, David; Jatana, R. (Book chapter)

An analytical review of volatility metrics for bubbles and crashes

Vogel, Harold; Werner, Richard A. (Article)

Bubbles and crashes have long been an important area of research that has not yet led to a comprehensive theoretical or empirical understanding of how to define, measure, and compare such extreme market events. Highlights ...

Antecedents of voluntary corporate governance disclosure: A post-2007/08 financial crisis evidence from the influential UK Combined Code

Elmagrhi, M.H.; Ntim, Collins G.; Wang, Yan (Article)

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of compliance with, and disclosure of, good corporate governance (CG) practices among UK publicly listed firms and consequently ascertain whether board ...

The application of artificial intelligence in auditing: Looking back to the future.

Omoteso, Kamil (Article)

Applied artificial intelligence for teaching numeric topics in engineering disciplines

Patel, Ashok; Kinshuk (Book chapter)

This paper presents a model of Computer Integrated Learning Environments (CILE) as adopted by TLTP Byzantium and the role of an Intelligent Tutoring Tool (ITT) within this model. It reviews the implementation of artificial ...

Are competitive microfinance services worth regulating? Evidence from microfinance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Karim, Amin; Salia, Samuel; Hussain, Javed G.; Tingbani, Ishmael (Article)

In recent years there is increasing appetite for regulation of microfinance services after the 2008 financial crisis. Policy questions such as whether competitive micro finance institution (MFI) requires strong regulation ...

Assessing the effects of the Asian financial crisis on banking performance in Southeast Asia

Figueira, C.; Andrikopoulos, Panagiotis; Tsang, H.Y. (Article)

Assessing the Relationship between Sales Quotas and Moral Judgement of Insurance Salespersons: The Moderating Effects of Moral Values, Quota Failure Consequences, and Corporate Ethical Climate

Ojikutu, Rasheed Kola; Obalola, Musa Adebayo; Omoteso, Kamil (Article)

There is an increasing call for managers in the Nigerian insurance industry to espouse higher level of ethical behaviour to earn the trust of customers, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders. Arguably, this will ...